Summary

A few years before the mage rebellion the Chantry issued a new mandate. Any apostate captured by the Templars would be subjected to one of three sentences: Death, Tranquility, or Claiming. If Claimed, a mage is forever tied to the Templar, forced to his will and whims, becoming little more than chattel. This is the tale of Cullen Rutherford and the mage which circumstance forced him to Claim.